It's not the window breaking that justifies federal intervention, it's the local government acting as if the Rule of Law was optional that justifies federal intervention.
Walking around downtown recently and finding little more than a single broken window and an "I'm hatin' it" spray-painted on a McDonald's makes this kind of fearmongering comment truly laughable.
I witnessed rioters shooting mortars at PPB on the 4th of July. PPB sent teargas and flash bangs back at them. SW Broadway and Main looked like a war zone. They’ve been lighting fires around 3rd for weeks. The park around the justice center looks like a set from Escape From New York.
The Feds showing up didn’t start this. This nonsense has been going on in spurts since 2016.
What's important? That the Rule of Law is kept, or that the "right people" break the law?
The wealthy people who own those condos fund most of the local officials political campaigns so do you honestly believe local officials would be coming out against the federal government stepping in if they felt like Rule of Law had fallen apart?
It's simple. You undermine the public order, you are held accountable. If the boss doesn't want to do the job, the boss of the boss will do it.
What the hell do political donations have to do with this. People need to get better at the game of figuring out whether something is an actual game.
I bet you're a software developer. I'm one myself. We have a tendency to over-analyze the heck out of everything.
It’s important not to confuse property destruction with violence.